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Reflections on Well-being as Wealth

This idea of rethinking wealth in terms of well-being is really capturing people’s imagination. I received responses from readers with...

What, really, is our role?

Do humans have a natural role on this planet? I recently watched Growing Native: Great Lakes, an American Public Television special about...

Unlock Creativity with a Digital Whiteboard

What do you do when you’re grappling with a bunch of random ideas all at once? So many of our digital tools are linear: word processors,...

Lessons from Uganda

I recently talked with Aaron Enyetu, who arrived here from Uganda just a few months ago. Aaron has worked both as a volunteer in the...

How do we get better at listening?

Have you ever been in a conversation where someone was only half listening? Or have you caught yourself impatiently waiting for the other...

Now the Real Work Begins: Learning Together

This country has been divided for so long that we need to re-learn how to work together. Our labels (right, left, black, white) have...

How do we respond to turmoil?

With a divisive election year, a nation polarized and public discourse that has disintegrated into contention, we are definitely facing...

What does it mean to make space?

I recently participated in a Zoom workshop on consultation offered to an association of facilitators. The workshop was a familiar setup —...

How to listen when you don’t agree

What do you do when someone voices an opinion that opposes your own? It’s so easy to argue. We see daily examples of this in the news....